Alaina Bigger, LISW, LCSW

Alaina Bigger is a licensed social worker who supports individuals and families through a range of life challenges. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LISW stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker - and maintains licensure in California (LCSW LCSW84401) and Ohio (LISW I.2002204). With 14 years of clinical experience, she has worked with people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflicts, parenting concerns, and life transitions.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and systemic approaches, combining strategies that address thoughts and behaviors with attention to deeper emotional patterns and family dynamics. She enjoys collaborating with both individuals and whole families to create a comprehensive, holistic plan of care that reflects each person’s strengths and life story. Alaina emphasizes a respectful, strengths-based stance that honors the client as the expert of their own experience and supports practical steps toward change.

Beginning therapy is often a courageous act, and Alaina aims to make the process approachable and focused on the goals that matter most to each person. She offers guidance for navigating relationship issues, parenting and blended family concerns, career and self-esteem matters, ADHD-related challenges, and coping strategies for mood and stress symptoms.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Alaina often draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skills-focused, and it can be effective for anxiety, depression, stress management, and problems with attention and impulsivity.

She also integrates psychodynamic techniques to explore recurring emotional patterns and relational themes that shape a person’s experience. This approach can help when deeper understanding of past influences and internal conflicts is needed to support lasting change.

Systemic therapy is another focus, addressing the interactions and roles within families and relationships. That perspective is helpful for couples, blended family issues, adoption and foster care dynamics, and broader family conflicts.

Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. Alaina works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors techniques together with the client to find the best fit with their circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow people to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations. These options support consistent care around work, family schedules, and life changes while making it easier to maintain momentum in therapy.